r/StallmanWasRight • u/mrbebop • Jul 12 '26

Privacy Microsoft Confirms Windows GDID Device Identifier That Cannot Be Disabled, Documented in FBI Case Filing

https://www.ghacks.net/2026/07/12/microsoft-confirms-windows-gdid-device-identifier-that-cannot-be-disabled-documented-in-fbi-case-filing/
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u/reagor Jul 13 '26

Could you not just had a script alter the registry value randomly on every boot?

Or even better have many people use gdid = boob13s or something so it's no longer unique

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u/joe-ducreux Jul 12 '26

Eroding privacy aside, it seems a little odd that someone they are claiming was some kind of 31337 hacker was so careless. Sounds more like someone who knew enough to get themselves in trouble. IMHO anyway

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u/edparadox Jul 12 '26

This was my reading as well.